Parachute
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RADIOSONDE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0145.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PAPER/ CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 78.0 cm
- Width
- 58.0 cm
- Height
- 1.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Lifting & flying apparatus
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- EARLY 1990S
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT USED BY ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA - Function
-
USED WITH A RADIOSONDE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. WHEN THE BALLOON REACHES A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE (USUALLY APPROX. 30 KM), IT BURSTS, CAUSING THE RADIOSONDE TO FALL BACK TO EARTH, SAFELY SUSPENDED FROM THE PARACHUTE. - Technical
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EXAMPLES OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT USED IN 1990S WITH RADIOSONDES WHICH MEASURED UPPER ATMOSPHERIC WEATHER CONDITIONS. ORANGE COLOUR FACILITATED RECOVERY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BUFF-ORANGE PAPER/ WHITE CORD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Parachute, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0145, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0145.002/
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